Meditations

Kyle Waselewski (2017)

MEDITATIONS - for solo percussion -

MEDITATIONS for solo percussion

Program Notes Meditations is, simply put, a meditation sequence derived from a pentatonic scale built on D-flat. The music is scored for one solo percussionist playing metallic percussion with a combination of mallets and bows with a final note being struck on a prayer bowl to end the mediation sequence. The music inspired by many methods of meditation and the goal of the music is to be internal, peaceful, and thought-evoking.

Performance Notes The most important aspect of the piece is that all notes ring out until they decay naturally, unless stated otherwise. Pedaling for the vibraphone is at the player’s discretion but should follow the first rule. The breath marks are meant to show endings of phrases. The piece makes use of two kinds of fermatas – regular () and long (√). The regular fermata indicates to let the note ring for a moderate amount of time while the long fermata indicates to let the note ring for an extended period of time, allowing for the note to fully decay before playing the next note. Finally, mallets are at the discretion of the player but it is recommended to use something that is clear on the tuned gong, but not too abrasive on the vibraphone.

Instrumentation Upper Staff 1 Tuned Gong (D-flat, any octave) 2 Sets of Crotales (both octaves - with bow) 1 Prayer Bowl (preferably D-flat, but anything that fits the other pitches will do)

Lower Staff Vibraphone (4 mallets + bow)

Vibraphone Notes Any sort of stage weight may be used to hold the pedal down for the vibraphone OR the player may choose to just use their foot to control pedaling – either is fine and is the player’s choice.

Solo Percussion

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